Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-22
ERurr aRoMiNa IN MAINE

We have reeslv,d ron SsmselL l. board
mar. 81 Augnsts. Secretary of the Maine
STATE fomolcEicsl soSlsty The transactions
20 the Secirty for The year issG. Including
tae prOcsedings 10 ne vinisr meeting In
fsofaary isss. Like it, predecessors.
thls volume 10 Distinguished tor The prscti-
Cal chsrsctsr % Ia c0ntsnt-. and Tor The
am0ant Of valuable Information which Il
contsiGs.
oas 0f The most interssilng papers ls an
acCoant of The experience IN orcharding
snd marketing % frult. by fhlp<as Whit
Tier, q brisf sccoont of which We gave
some months ago. This accom-, furnishes
= nne example 0f soeeess In The face Of
contiraed ciscoaragsmsnt In early years,
shsrv fsilnrc sss overcome BY tnysnciole
lutastry s1d Intelligence. Mr.. whittisr
begsn by worklng by he month, and thsn
he boaght % acrts of cd rocky pasture
fOr stOO. paying towards u els. All bai
avc OF EN- acrts had never Dssn ploved.
The Grst years wtrs spent In CLEARING eight
acfts. bulldlng q house snd barn, and run-
alag further into debt lie planted
uurssry. sst 0ai q new orchard, and graft-
q some Oh Worthless irvss. wiih the
shsrpsst sconOmy. h eoah barely support
his young family sDi pay interest ON bis
dsots. Three years Of -Peclal service 10
an sclolnlng STATE sfJrtsd him sotne AID.
nls orchard was hsginins 10 pro- Mise some
rstarus. when one spring a. The snow wtnt
% be fOaBd several hundrsd nae u,es
ruined by ne girdllns OF mice. lie had
yst not lssfned The simple and ,rsetaA
mOds % vo0vsrins sucn uccs. which we
have frtQasntiy sxplsioed 10 our readers
IN past years Bat not dlshssftsued. he
planted . larger nursery. and set OCT .
larg,r orchard, ard TOOK care 10 guard
against mice. when fairly under way
again, Q vat inrOsd ofgrAsshoppvf- % nearly
DESTROYED 800 OF his tres. Hat be WORKED
bard - rvpslr damages. and sst cot siill
larger uaInosrs. The cstsrpliiars gave
ain a sharp ngAt for . few suossQseH.
,sars. but be cOUQasrsd lie does not
state hos be lost N. - COO In clear cash.
BET III. sxiss % fruit bsgsn 10 Increase.
And s1psfisbce bad uught him bow 10
avoli iaiurv disasters. and The past year
hs bad sold l.s95 worth Of spg.es, With
nss OF six huudFtd barrels of Tie ocst siil
On AAnd, (Febfusry.) While many yoang
trees are just coming iuto oetfius. The
ishor psffornsd was conv mostly With bis
owu TOO hands. tut be giycs his vile
large sAafv ~ crtdii.
some Of M. practices In dolug business
arc worth ftssFting 10. Ills fruit 10 ssnt
o. market With his osn brand, and his fule
"a. bssn - have ths bssi. u thsrv wss any
diasrence. In tbs Middle of the barrel lie
ssnd. Ouly The very be-i. TIE remNndsr,
good In qasllty, bat rot externally hand.
sons. AZ eyap0raief. Mr.. w. says II
cAuuot nad language strong enough 10 tx'
prs.- ny Contsrnpt 20 The practice of put
tiux good frult ~ the ends % the osrrcls
and poor oues In The middle. IL IL slily
.ud suicliN practic.. whsi opiulon can
a man have OF himself Who thus attempts
fraadi' lie ADDS that u Ne would Increase
our proets from fraii. II vouid b. batter 10
.ps "a oar snvrglss In increaslng The pro-
cucii0n. rather than Ia uyiog 10 sell poor
applss fof good ooes. In Bis orchard
msnagsmsnt, Mr. wklliisr nnd- The
pr,.snc. % shssp 20 grvsi value. snd
amoug other advantages, tAs Destruction
OF poxlous Insects IL malehss iFcslJ,
ara for thls purpose hay Is worth ~ dol-
lsfs a ton. .-CoHafry GsHfisndH.